Phil Mickelson suspends PGA Tour

You see, John Edwards, THIS is what a good, loving Husband does when is wife is diagnosed with cancer. 

But, then again, I guess when you lust after power, money and younger women, you have to make those sacrifices.

You know, I am still laughing that so many Liberals used to slobber on and on about how great Edwards was and how he would be the next President.

Edwards: The Invisible Boy

So, reading Drudge yesterday, I see that now the Enquirer actually has some pictures of Edwards and his “love child”.  So, again, the good people at the Moratorium Site have to ask, where is the main stream media on this?  Hello?  A former sexiest politician, a former Senator, a former Vice-President candidate and, until 8 months ago, a potential Presidential nominee involved in a possible affair (while his wife is battling cancer) with a love child.  This would be MAJOR news if it was a Republican or some Christian Evangelist but when it is a Democrat, forget it. 

Ann Coulter brings up some great points in her article this week.  She quotes a Washington post reporter: “Edwards is no longer an elected official and he is not running for office now. Don’t expect wall-to-wall coverage.”    Oh, really?  When did Rush Limbaugh get elected?   She also quotes the LA times telling it’s bloggers NOT to write about it.  Isn’t that nice.  Where is the cry of censorship we hear so often by the Liberals?  Where is Mark Elrod crying about Fox News being so biased?  Oh, wait.  He took his ball and went home with his tail between his legs.  Scratch that.

Anyway, if this whole story does not prove, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the MSM leans way left and is completly biased, I don’t really know what does.

Mainstream media vs Blogs

If you read or listen to the mainstream media, you probably never heard about John Edwards and his supposed affair and “love child” from it.  The National Enquirer started reporting on it last year and recently, it has really put the pressure on and some intriguing things have come to surface.  Now, this is not a post ripping on Edwards but more on the media.  The Charlotte Observer, Edwards main cheering section and supporter over the last few years has finally commented on it.  Check out these quotes:

One reason mainstream media did not report the story earlier is that the truth has been hard to determine.

Blogs are quick to criticize such reluctance as a failure of the mainstream media, but the thing that distinguishes good newspapers is that they make every attempt to verify details of such a story before publishing.

Well, gee…the mainstream media sure didn’t waste any time back in 2004 with Bush and the National Guard story.  They sure didn’t waste time with the Gulliani affair.  They didn’t seem to want to wait for facts with the Tom Delay story.  How about when there were rumors of McCain having an affair?  I seem to remember the media jumping all over that.  Newt and his dying wife and the affair – they spread that out like a hooker on Friday night.  Bill Bennett and gambling…the list could go on and on.  The mainstream has no problem announcing the bad news if it is the GOP and hiding it for as long as possible if it is a Democrat. 

Typical.   Fact is, if it wasn’t for the blogs the how CBS/Dan Rather National Guard story would still be reported as fact.

What it amounts to is plain old cover up and lazy ass reporting.